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Although hand-sized, the stable geometry of this figure’s kneeling pose, with hands resting at the knees, imbues the work with a sense of stability, compactness, and weight. At the same time, the sculptor was keenly sensitive to the substance of the human body; the viewer senses the softness of muscle and fat, as well as the underlying skeletal structure within.</P>\r\nThis figure’s powerful, composed demeanor suggests it depicts an Olmec lord. The carver effectively conveyed a strong sense of individuality to the face, while the slightly sagging chest and paunch indicate maturity. The figure’s scalp has been split, with flaps of hair hanging at the back of the head. The scalp is inscribed with the image of a molting toad (not the diamond shape on its back where the skin has split). Although some speculate that the figure is transforming into an animal — a process purportedly induced by consumption of hallucinogenic toad secretions — it is also plausible that the sculpture associates dynastic continuity with natural cycles of renewal; just as a toad sheds its \"dead\" self to reveal new life, so, too, royal inheritance will emerge from ancestors as descendants. </P></SPAN>"]},"label":{"en":["Description"]}}],"thumbnail":[{"id":"https://media.artmuseum.princeton.edu/iiif/3/collection/y1976-21_FRN/full/!350,350/0/default.jpg","type":"Image","format":"image/jpeg","height":350,"width":234,"service":[{"id":"https://media.artmuseum.princeton.edu/iiif/3/collection/y1976-21_FRN","type":"ImageService3","profile":"level2"}]}],"viewingDirection":"left-to-right","behavior":["individuals"],"requiredStatement":{"label":{"en":["Attribution"]},"value":{"en":["Princeton University Art 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